Monument for Emigrant Hellenism
Monument to Greek immigrants at the entrance of the Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies.
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Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1981 Placed.
Monument to Greek immigrants at the entrance of the Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies.
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A bronze sculpture representing three figures, symbolize the Greek families that emigrated for a better life. The work is didactic and the figures are expressive, with simple and gentle characteristics.
The work was commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the sculptor Polygnotos Vagis.
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Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.
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